Medical Terminology: Building Blocks for Health Careers

This concise, easy-to-use text offers an introduction to medical terminology using the systems approach. More than 1,400 current, commonly used terms are presented in the text with a simple phonetic pronunciation system used consistently for each new term. Each chapter consists of key terms, a brief review of anatomy and physiology with illustrations, vocabulary, reviews, and reading comprehension exercises. The simple, open, two-colour design is easy to read, making it ideal for the beginner in health sciences. This book should be of interest to health professionals.